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"I bet and I' to do with all these boys co over," she added

Ahed and followed me up the stairs to my room

"Your mother is such a cool lady It's alh us" Amber said

"She's my mother, my sister and my best friend all rolled into one," I told her

She smiled

"I wish my mother was that way," she said and then she snapped to attention and dug into her cloth bag to produce a small attractively wrapped box

"Happy birthday Summer I wanted to be the first to dive you a present" she said

"Thank you Amber"

I peeled off the wrapping paper neatly and opened the box It was a gold charm bracelet with sixteen candles

"It's beautiful Thank you, soto wear it to the party," I declared and put it on I held up my wrist and shook the charms

"It's beautiful Look how dazzling it is when it catches the sunlight"

"I wonder what Chase is going to give you" she said 'I bet it'll be soift, so extra special too"

"It'll be expensive, but ht it"

"Why? Wouldn't he want to be the one to choose it? Wouldn't he want it to be so that represents his love for you? His mother can't do that"

"I haven't known Chase that long," I said shrugging, "but I can tell those things aren't that important to him"